Prologue: Newspaper Quotes – June 8, 2016

“It’s a big thing for Beaver County, and it’s a big thing for Pennsylvania, and the biggest industrial investment made in Pennsylvania since World War II. This is a game-changer and part of a much-needed, longer-term plan to translate our abundant resources to make Pennsylvania a leader in downstream production.”

– Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf

“Shell’s announcement signals its re-entry into the North American polyethylene market. The plant will be one of the largest of its kind in North America. “ – Allegheny Conference on Community Development CEO Dennis Yablonsky

“From my viewpoint, this starts an upswing for a new era in this region.”– Beaver County Commissioners’ Chairman Sandie Egley

“The tax credit worth $1.7 billion accomplished during our administration was the impetus that Shell needed to locate the cracker facility in southwestern Pennsylvania. We knew this day would come and today is a win for everyone.”

– Former Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett

Courtesy of the Beaver County Times

A private, non-profit development corporation

Dedicated to enhancing economic development by facilitating private investment and job creation

Governed by a highly motivated volunteer Board of Directors

A professionally staffed resource for business assistance

A partnership of private business and public sector experience and talents

A real estate developer and financing entity for projects that create significant economic opportunities

CED is:

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This material was funded through a grant from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development

Annual Report 2016

The Beaver County Corporation for Economic Development (CED) is the lead economic development agency for Beaver County. CED undertakes activities to expand and diversify the Beaver County economy.

T A B l E o F C o N T E N T S

organization profile

organizational Profile .................................................. 1

Financial Highlights and Trends .............................. 2

Chairman’s letter to the Membership .................. 3

Fiscal Year 2016 Review of Activities ...................... 4

Shell Project Progress Review ................................... 5

Development Activities .............................................. 6-8

Performance Summary ............................................... 9

Financial Summary ....................................................... 10

CED Membership ........................................................... 11

CED Board of Directors ................................................ 12

financial highlights & trends

Major Category x $1,000 FY 2014 FY 2015 FY 2016

Total Assets $ 31,415 $ 31,289 $ 29,799

Total liabilities $ 2,911 $ 2,959 $ 2,695

Total Net Assets $ 28,505 $ 28,330 $ 27,104

Total liabilities & Net Assets $ 31,415 $ 31,289 $ 29,799

Yearly Comparison

$3 M

$2.5 M

$2 M

$1.5 M

$1 M

$0

Total Support and Revenue

2014 2015 2016 2014 2015 2016

Total Expenses

Revenues less Expenses

$5 M

$4 M

$3.5 M

$3 M

$2.5 M

$2 M

$1.5 M

$1 M

Financial Trends

$4 M

$3 M

$2 M

$1 M

$0

($1 M)

($2 M)

($3 M)

($4 M)2014 2015 2016

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$1,094$1,150

$1,324

($1,192) ($174)

$2,071

$845

($1,226)

$2,286

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September 23, 2016

Dear Voting Class Members:

on behalf of the Board of Directors, I am pleased to provide you this 29th Annual Report summarizing the activities and accomplishments of the Beaver County Corporation for Economic Development (CED) during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016.

This report’s inside front cover succinctly says it all. on June 7th, 2016, after four years of anticipation, Shell Chemical Appalachia, llC announced its commitment to a multi-billion dollar investment to build the industry’s first domestic ethane cracker plant in over 20 years and first ever in northeastern United States here in Beaver County.

A five-year construction effort of this magnitude is historic involving up to 6,000 multi-craft workers, resulting in 600 direct onsite production jobs and reportedly thousands of indirect follow-on jobs supporting the massive operation. Annual production capacity of 1.6 million metric tons of polyethylene is expected to draw diverse manufacturers utilizing Shell’s versatile feedstock production.

In cooperation with a dedicated team of local, county, regional and state officials, CED actively supported Shell’s decision making process. After four years of uncertainty, Beaver County and Pennsylvania are now presented with the reality of a world-class scale industrial facility from which major economic benefits will flow. The challenge now is to implement a solid plan to capture the enormous positive benefits this opportunity provides for the citizens of Beaver County and the region.

With your highly valued support, we will continue to proactively invest to help produce future employment opportunities and economic benefits for Beaver County’s current and future generations.

With best wishes, I am

Sincerely,

Robert RimbeyChairman, Board of Directors

RoBERT RIMBEYChairman

letter to the membership

fiscal year 2016 review of activities

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PROJECT NAME LOCATION NEW/RETAINED JOBS PROJECT COST X$1000

Shell Applachia, llC Potter Township 600 $3,000,000

Bridgewater Crossing Bridgewater Not Available Not Available

Center one Buffalo Beaver Falls 50 Not Available

AuCom Motor Control Systems New Sewickley 7 Not Available

J.T. Thorpe & Son, Inc. Ambridge 130 $2,900

Standard Horse Nail, llC New Brighton 4 $290

Middleton Rail Assistance Grant Aliquippa Speculative investment $633

Creekside Springs, llC New Brighton 8 $1,050

Beaver Station Beaver 2 $2,650

FY 2016 ToTAlS 801 $3,007,523

2016 Completed ProjectsCED activities are focused on efforts to encourage diversified job creation and private investment. The listing below provides a summary of the projects in which CED participated or involved CED developments during the 2016 fiscal year.

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on June 7, 2016 Shell Chemical Appalachia llC announced its final investment decision to build a major petrochemicals complex, comprised of an ethylene cracker with polyethylene derivatives unit in Potter Township, Pennsylvania. Site work continues into its third year, with main production facility construction to start in 2018. Commercial production is expected to begin early in the next decade.

The complex will use low-cost ethane from shale gas producers in the Marcellus and Utica basins to produce polyethylene and ethylene. Ethylene generated feedstock includes a multitude of plastics such as beverage containers, food wrap, automotive components, and plastic bottles.

The facility will be built on the south bank of the ohio River in Potter Township, Beaver County. As a result of its close proximity to wet gas supplies, the complex, and its customers, will benefit from shorter and more dependable supply chains, compared to the Gulf Coast. The location is also ideal because more than 70% of North American polyethylene customers are within a 700-mile radius of Pittsburgh.

This long-awaited effort, involving so many like-minded individuals and organizations, will bring new growth and jobs to the region, with up to 6,000 construction workers involved in building the new facility, and an expected 600 permanent employees when completed in the early 2020’s.

Four years in the making, Shell commits to build ethane cracker plant in Beaver County

PROGRESS REVIEW

Photo by Lucy Schaly/Beaver County Times

Rendering provided by Shell Chemical Appalachia, LLC.

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Supporting business and job growthdevelopment activities

CED is designated by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as a certified economic development organization for the its business incentive programs. To be certified, CED staff must meet performance standards in underwriting and servicing loan requests on an on-going basis. With certification, CED can directly offer assistance to Beaver County based clients on a number of Commonwealth incentive programs, including the recently consolidated Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority (PIDA) loans. Based on job creation and retention, PIDA loans can provide up to $2.25 million for land and building acquisition, construction or renovation, up to $400,000 for machinery and equipment financing and up to $100,000 for working capital to eligible enterprises. As of June 30, 2016, CED had nearly $4.84 million in PIDA financing outstanding representing 11 projects, and 15 active loans under its Business Development Fund, with receivables of approximately $2.5 million.

BriDGEWATEr CrOSSiNG - Bridgewater• CED purchased the 12 acre vacant Crain Brothers barge repair facility in late 1999 with a plan to convert the industrial high visibility site into a riverfront park and a mixed-use residential/commercial development. After securing various grant resources the property was prepared for development with required public infrastructure and desirable public amenities including the riverfront park, pedestrian trails, landscaping, lighting, ADA access and transient boat dock.• Eight acres were purchased in August 2015 by Betters Real Estate and after ten months of project planning and permitting, ground was broken in Summer 2016. • The development plans include three, five-story residential complexes totaling 141 one and two bedroom units on six acres. Another two acres of the property will include as yet undetermined commercial development. The schematic drawing shows the residential plan with pool and clubhouse facilities, outdoor open space sporting area, and outdoor communal kitchen. Sidewalks will link to a walking trail around the development and parking can accommodate over 260 vehicles for residents and visitors.

STANDArD HOrSE NAil - New Brighton • After 143 years, Standard Horse Nail is the oldest and perhaps most resourceful manufacturing firm in Beaver County. It successfully migrated from the “horse and buggy age” of steam powered manufacturing of horseshoe nails into a burgeoning niche in a rapidly advancing technological industrial period.• Standard Horse Nail provides machine “Woodruff” keys for internal combustion motors to oEMs and various machine shop services including custom CNC machining.• CED and Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority partnered equally sharing $246,000 in loan financing support for the $290,000 project. The investment converted 25,000 square feet of unused warehouse areas into manufacturing space including new electric service and distribution, concrete work, and miscellaneous property improvements.• The company will retain 24 current onsite employees and add another four within three years.

CENTEr ONE – Beaver Falls • Center One, LLC established its in-bound call center business in 2005 in Buffalo, NY and after ten years opened its first branch operation Beaver Falls. • The company contracts with credit card companies to field customer service calls at the center and offers a wide variety of solutions that feature predictive outbound, inbound, and call blending technologies.• Center One expects to have 50 employees as its business growth continues.

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development activities

CrEEkSiDE SPriNGS – New Brighton• Creekside Springs, LLC is a private label and contract packager of water based beverages serving large supermarkets, specialty retailers, and food service distributors.• The firm operates bottling facilities located in Ambridge and Salineville, ohio, and a warehouse in New Brighton, a portion of which will soon serve as its latest production line.• CED packaged a $400,000 Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority loan and CED internal loan fund to provide incentive financing for a new $1 million bottling line and additional product storage capacity. • The project will create eight new full time positions at the New Brighton plant.

BEAvEr STATiON – Beaver • The non-profit Beaver Area Heritage Foundation (BAHF) purchased and is undertaking the adaptive re-use of the P&lE Passenger Station renamed Beaver Station. • Extensive architectural and economic review verified the 8,500 square foot National Historic District building suitable for repurposing as an economically self-sustaining community use, cultural, and event center.• With the support of the Beaver County Redevelopment Authority, Beaver County Board of Commissioners, and the County’s legislative delegation, CED assisted the BAHF in obtaining a $700,000 Commonwealth Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program grant. • This grant supplemented $2 million raised from over 300 local and regional businesses, foundations and private donors by the BAHF. The rehabilitation project completion is expected in october 2016 and has already reported 5,500 user visits in its first 9 months of operation.

J.T. THOrPE & SON, iNC. – Ambridge • J.T. Thorpe specializes in the engineering, supply and installation of refractory, fireproofing and acid resistant materials and is the largest refractory contractor in North America.• From its San Francisco headquarters, J.T. Thorpe launched its eighth US Regional office featuring its Fabrication and large Products Group at its leased 120,000 square foot facility in the Port Ambridge Industrial Park. • The company’s job sites are primarily in the United States, but it also operates internationally, providing skilled engineering, material procurement, project management, field supervision, and quality craftsmen for its large scale capital projects. • The firm will create 130 jobs over the next three years and retain 68 existing jobs in adjacent leetsdale through the project.• Pennsylvania DCED provided grants totaling nearly $320,000, leveraging $2.9 million that J.T. Thorpe plans to invest in the expansion.

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development activities

CED Owned Properties Year-End Development Project Summary

PrOJECT STATUS

Aliquippa Industrial Park Phase II Fully leased

Bridgewater Crossing Sold

Hopewell Business & Industrial Park Under Sales Agreement

1200 Airport Road Fully leased

Monaca Commerce Center Under Sales Agreement

WestGate Business Park Marketing site; financing secured for speculative construction; project to begin 3Q 2016

kEYSTONE iNNOvATiON ZONE (kiZ) PrOGrAM • In December 2015 the Department of Community & Economic Development requested CED assume administrative responsibility for the Beaver County KIZ program after losing its local sponsoring entity.• The KIZ creates designated zones to boost fledgling companies by combining educational institutions expertise along with public sector tax incentives. • Young, innovative companies can qualify for PA tax credits up to $100,000 to capitalize further growth.• For-profit business entities located within the KIZ geograph-ic boundaries, less than 8 years old, and within one of the KIZ targeted industry segments or sectors may qualify for DCED KIZ Tax Credits.

AUCOM MOTOr CONTrOl SYSTEMS – New Sewickley • New Zealand based AuCom was established in 1978 to design and manufacture radio broadcast power supply systems and energy saving devices for induction motors. • AuCom produced the world’s first range of commercially viable soft starters and a wide selection of industrial electronics, motor control centers, and switchgear.• 2015 marked the opening of AuCom North America, bringing its market leading motor control technology products and services to the North American market including Canada and Mexico from its distribution and service facilities in Beaver County. • Recognized as the world’s leading specialist in soft starters, which reduces load and torque in the power train and electric current surge during motor startup, AuCom occupies 7,000 square feet at the Tri-County Commerce Park and currently employs seven with long range plans to expand to 30 employees.

CED Cumulative Totals

Completed Projects 367

New Jobs 11,612

Temporary Construction Jobs/One Year Full-Time Equivalents 4,388

New Private investments $4,586,473,000

Number of Grants/loans 309

Total Amount of Grants/loans $134,691,000

CED actively supports the retention and growth of existing firms, while also attracting new ones to the County. The table and graph demonstrate the progress made by CED in meeting its goals.

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p e r f o r m a n c e s u m m a r y

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1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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567

315

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290

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Measuring another year of progress

Jobs Review

SUPPOrTGrants $ 212,168

rEvENUESloan Fees, Membership Dues, Interest, Rental Income and Miscellaneous $ 633,425

TOTAl SUPPOrT & rEvENUE $ 845,593

EXPENSESEconomic Development Projects $ 1,560,554Management and General $ 510,909

TOTAl EXPENSES $ 2,017,463

EXCESS OF SUPPOrT AND rEvENUE OvEr EXPENSES $ (1,225,870)Net Assets, June 30, 2015 $ 28,330,352Net Assets, June 30, 2016 $ 27,104,482

ASSETSCash and Cash Equivalents $ 13,395,423 loans Receivable $ 2,583,452 lease Receivable $ 832,112 Inventory of lots $ 8,742,558 Property and equipment net $ 4,132,573 other Assets $ 113,266

TOTAl ASSETS $ 29,799,384

liABiliTiES AND NET ASSETSliabilities Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses $ 17,455 Notes Payable $ 2,543,093 Unearned Revenue/Deposits $ 134,354 TOTAl liABiliTiES $ 2,694,902

Net Assets Unrestricted $ 22,739,745 Temporarily Restricted $ 4,364,737 TOTAl liABiliTiES AND NET ASSETS $29,799,384

Summary of Statements of Support, Revenue, Expenses and Changes for the Year Ended June 30, 2016.

Summary of Statement of Financial PositionJune 30, 2016.

CED’s financial condition is continuously monitored by the Board of Directors through monthly financial reports. Fiscal year activities are audited and certified by an independent CPA.

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financial summary

Asset Base

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EconomicDevelopmentProject75%

25%managementand General

Investment by Percent 3%

loans, Grants and

Lease receivable

52%Land, Buildings

and Equipment

45%CASh and cash

equivalents

CED enjoys financial support from a significant number of governmental, business community, and individual contributors. This assistance is targeted toward a variety of projects which stimulate job creation and private investment through locally evolved initiatives. The Beaver County Board of Commissioners continued its strong and ongoing financial support of CED activities since its inception by contributing $160,000 from its general fund during the 2016 fiscal year.

Further demonstrating the strength of the public-private partnership in Beaver County is the degree of support received from individual and business contributions. In 2016, membership from the private sector represented 75 local companies and individuals. Membership involves a minimum contribution of $200 and allows participation in the annual election of the CED’s Board of Directors. Members are gratefully acknowledged as follows:

Thanks to those who support progress in Beaver County

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ced membership

2016 MEMBErSHiPAirport Area Business ComplexAmbridge Regional Distribution & Manufacturing CenterANDRITZ Herr-Voss StamcoI. David Atcheson, Jr. D.M.D.Aurora Environmental, Inc.Avelli Manufacturing Corp.Beaver Concrete & Supply Inc.Beaver County Building TradesBeaver County Chamber of CommerceBeaver County Transit AuthorityBeaver Valley SlagBob Tracy InsuranceBolland MachineBridgeWorks LLCc3controlsCastlebrook Development Group, LLCCivil & Environmental Consultants, Inc.Col-Fin Specialty Steel II LLCColona TransferColumbia Gas of PennsylvaniaCommunity College of Beaver CountyCottrill Arbutina & Associates, P.C.Covenant Financial AdvisorsCreekside Springs, LLCDanzer Veneer Americas, Inc.

Duquesne Light CompanyFirst National Bank of PennsylvaniaFour Bees By the Sea, LPThe Gateway Engineers Inc.Geneva CollegeGreek Catholic Union of the USAHeritage Valley Health SystemHomer Nine & Sons, Inc.Howard Hanna Real Estate ServicesIBEW Local Union #712Job Training for Beaver County, Inc.Keystone Profiles, Ltd.L.C. Renninger GroupLaborers’ District Council of Western PALarson Design Group, Inc.Lennon, Smith, Souleret Engineering, Inc.Lindy Paving, Inc.Lombardo Industries Inc.Martino, Inc.McCarl’s, Inc.McDanel Advanced Ceramic TechnologiesMetalwerks PMD, Inc.Moderne Glass Co., Inc.MVM Associates, Inc.Neo Solutions, Inc.NOVA Chemicals

John P. O’LearyPenn State BeaverPenn State Special Metals LLCPenna-Flame Industries, Inc.PeoplesPGT Trucking, Inc.Pittsburgh Intermodal Terminals, Inc.Precision Kidd Steel Co. Inc.Rome MonumentShasta, IncorporatedSippel Co., Inc.Standard Steel Specialty CompanySteel Street Services, Inc.Town Center Associates LLCTri-State River Products, Inc.Uhl Construction Company, Inc.Veka, Inc.Versatex Building Products, LLCWest-Aircomm FCUWHEMCO, Inc.Widmer Engineering, Inc.Woodske Law OfficesW. D. Wright Contracting, Inc.Youngstown & Southeastern Railroad

Policy set by community leaders

CHAIRMANrobert rimbey

Retired Banker

VICE CHAIRMANCharles O’ Data

ChairmanBeaver County

Foundation

Tony AmadioBeaver CountyCommissioner

Sandie EgleyChairman

Beaver CountyCommissioners

Mark Pelusoowner

Town CenterAssociates

TREASURER/ SECRETARY

Carolyn renningerChairwoman of the Board of Advisors

c3controls

Daniel Camp iiiBeaver CountyCommissioner

Dr. Melvin Steals Retired School Administrator

David O’learyRetired

Business Executive

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2016 board of directors

karen BarnessNoVA Chemicals

Manager, Community Relations, Retired

Joe Bevevino, CPAVice President/Share Holder

Cottrill, Arbutina & Associates, P.C.

richard ShawChairman & CEo

Michael Baker Corporation

Retired

larry NelsonBusiness

RepresentativeIBEW local 712

CED Board of Directors formulates policy and provides direction for staff activities. Corporation bylaws assure a blend of private and public sector experience and talents prescribing representation of the three Commissioners of Beaver County, at least one representative of labor, and the community at large. other members are selected based on demonstrated leadership capabilities in both large and small business and education. Board of director nominees are voted upon each year by the members of CED at its annual meeting.

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In MemoriumBarbara D’Alessandris

In 2015 the Beaver County Corporation for

Economic Development amended its by-laws

to create a position of Director Emeritus, an

honorary status to be conferred when appropriate

upon a retired director who served with great

distinction. Specific criteria associated with this honor

includes having exhibited consistent, exceptional

dedication and leadership to the mission of the

organization with service over a period of not less

than 20 years.

Because of her long-term dedication to CED,

Barbara was appropriately the first to be so honored

in 2016.

Barbara was an original incorporator of CED when

it was formed in 1983. As a graduate of Higgins

College and the American Institute of Banking, and

after a long career with Bank of America, she was a

valued contributor to the organization.

During her time as a Board member,

Barbara served as Board Treasurer, member of the

Executive Committee, and Chairman and member of

the Finance Committee.

Never one to shy from expressing her considered

opinion, CED is most certainly diminished by her loss.

Rest in Peace.

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